EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso man has been arrested in El Paso for alleged crimes related to trafficking and selling firearms without a license, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
According to court documents, Jesse Garay, 26, allegedly purchased numerous firearms between Sept. 7, 2022, and March 24, 2023, answering on each Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) document that he was “the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm(s) listed on this form,” according to a news release sent out by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Private messages obtained in a search warrant allegedly revealed that Garay sold the firearms to other individuals, including a minor, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
Additionally, at least three of the firearms purchased by Garay are alleged to have been recovered at either crime scenes or in Mexico.
Garay is charged with one count of trafficking in firearms, one count of dealing firearms without a license, and two counts of false statement during a firearm acquisition.
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison for the trafficking charge, five years for the dealing without a license charge, and 10 years for each false statement charge.
ATF is investigating the case.
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